Welcome to Pride LO!
June 2nd, 2024
12-4pm
Millenium Plaza Park
Join LO for Love for Lake Oswego's first ever Pride Festival! This event is created from our mission to promote diversity, inclusion, kindness, and unity. We are very excited to host this event, which will include booths of support organizations, food, and merchandise vendors. There will be hours of on-stage programming, featuring Poison Waters as MC for the day! There will also be business & community organization-sponsored events throughout the month.
We encourage local business & community participation. If you are interested in sponsoring the event or contributing personally please visit our sponsorship & individual contribution page. If you would like to volunteer with the planning of the event or help out during the event, please visit our volunteer page.
Hosted by LO for LOve
Started in 2016, LO for LOve was founded by community members concerned about student reports of racism at Lake Oswego High School and the national climate emboldening acts of hate against many groups of people. With the aim of uniting people to spread compassion and love and taking their support for an inclusive community to the streets, the group planned a family-friendly walk in downtown Lake Oswego. Over 300 people joined in solidarity in a peaceful and positive show of love and empathy. The groundswell of community support led to the group’s continued advocacy for diversity, inclusion and equity in Lake Oswego.
We work to make Lake Oswego a place where all people feel integral to our community and have equitable access to opportunity and resources. Diversity of race, ethnicity, national origin, culture, religion, economic status, disability status, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity are treated with respect, celebrated and woven into the fabric of the city’s events and institutions, including government, businesses, civic groups and schools, to our collective enrichment.